I, DON GIOVANNI
by Carlos Saura
synopsis
Venice 1763 - writer Lorenzo da Ponte is leading a pleasure-seeking life. He was originally a priest but his numerous affairs force him to be exiled to Vienna. Supported by his friend and mentor Giacomo Casanova, da Ponte is introduced to the King's favourite composer, Salieri, and a newcomer named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Seeing an opportunity to undermine Mozart's ascension, Salieri tricks Mozart into hiring this unknown libertine as his librettist. But da Ponte's own nature and sentimental wanderings in Vienna will nurture his inspiration and lead to one of Mozart's most bold and powerful compositions: 'Don Giovanni'.
international title: | I, Don Giovanni |
original title: | Io, Don Giovanni (Lorenzo da Ponte) |
country: | Italy, Spain |
sales agent: | Roissy Films |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Carlos Saura |
release date: | IT 21/10/2009, FR 12/05/2010, ES 25/06/2010, PL 27/08/2010 |
screenplay: | Carlos Saura, Raffaello Uboldi, Alessandro Vallini |
cast: | Lorenzo Balducci, Tobias Moretti, María Valverde, Ennio Fantastichini, Lino Guanciale, Francesco Barilli, Emilia Verginelli |
cinematography by: | Vittorio Storaro |
film editing: | Julia Juániz |
art director: | Paola Bizzarri |
costumes designer: | Birgit Hutter |
music: | Nicola Tescari |
producer: | Igor Uboldi, Andrea Occhipinti, Andrés Vicente Gómez |
production: | Edelweiss Production, RAI Cinema, Radio Plus, Intervenciones Novo Film 2006 Aie, Televion Espanola (ES) |
backing: | Instituto de Credito Oficial, Ministero de Cultura /ICAA, Generalitat Valenciana Ciudad de la Luz |
distributor: | Lucky Red, Eurozoom, Vivarto |